ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 14NF2382
Date: February 5, 2016
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison today for the shooting murder of his friend as the victim sat in his car in Buena Park. Jonathan Peterson, 35, Buena Park, was found guilty by a jury Nov. 18, 2015, of one felony count of first degree murder, and a sentencing enhancement for the personal discharge of a firearm was found to be true. The court heard a bifurcated trial today and the defendant’s prior prison convictions for possession of a controlled substance and being an active participant in a criminal street gang carrying a loaded firearm in public in 2004 in Orange County and domestic violence in 2010 in Los Angeles County were found to be true. Continue reading
